Easiest Way to Prepare Tasty Amaranth leaves Stir fry (Thotakura fry)

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Amaranth leaves Stir fry (Thotakura fry). Thotakura Vepudu - Amaranth Leaves Stir-Fry Greens hold a special place in my kitchen, though I have a tough time getting Nehal overcome his aversion to eating greens. A regular green in our kitchen and most times I prepare a dry saute. Today's recipe is a simple and quick stir fry and makes a good side with rotis and rice.

Add the split red chillies and fry for a minute.

Over low to medium heat, stir fry the thotakura.

Serve hot with rice or rotis.

You can have Amaranth leaves Stir fry (Thotakura fry) using 8 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Amaranth leaves Stir fry (Thotakura fry)

1. It’s one big bunch of amaranth of leaves/thotakura.

2. Prepare 3 - 4 pods of garlic.

3. You need to taste of salt.

4. Prepare of oil.

5. Prepare of one big pinch of cumin seeds cumin / teaspoon powder.

6. You need to taste of chilli powder.

7. Prepare one pinch of hing.

8. You need big pinch of mustard seeds.

Tips Thotakura stir fry is very simple and so tasty.

This is made with chana dal, grated fresh coconut and one's own choice of spices.

Thotakura stir fry is great combination with sambar, rasam or majjiga pulusu.

Here, I present thotakura poriyal to be served hot with steamed rice.

Amaranth leaves Stir fry (Thotakura fry) instructions

1. Chop and wash thoroughly amaranth leaves. Keep in a colander to drain excess water..

2. Heat a wide pan, add oil. Add mustard seeds and hing..

3. Once they splutter, add chopped amaranth leaves and mix well..

4. If we want gravy version, then cook covered. As here vegetables are high in water content, more water oozed out when I am preparing..

5. Cook uncovered for 10mins in low flame..

6. Now prepare the garlic cumin powder. Chop 3-4 garlic pods. Add the garlic pods in a mortar pestle with cumin powder, salt and chilli powder..

7. Crush garlic and mix well so that all powders get coated well..

8. Once the leaves are cooked, add this powder..

9. Mix well and fry for sometime until the rawness disappears..

10. Switch off and take to a serving bowl. Serve hot with rice and rasam..

You can eat the whole bowl of this Amaranth leaves Stir fry even without any rice or chapathi.

Clean them in water and strain water.

Thotakoora Pidapa( Amaranth Leaves Stir Fry) Thotakoora / Amaranth Leaves we get through out the year in India.

Even though I always used to hate this curry, my mom used to make sure that I eat at least little bit since it is very healthy and rich.

It is easy to incorporate them in the diet as they taste well as a stir-fry or when combined with lentils.